Design & Fabrication Micro-Studio Specializing in Laser Engraving

The Owl & The Hourglass

Greetings!

You found our little hidey hole. Splendid!

We are currently crafting, researching, designing, walking the hounds, napping (but only oh-so-briefly) and otherwise being cochlea-deep in getting our shop and wares ready for a new season. Check our events page for a full account of where and when we'll be in any one place selling our literature inspired items.

Should you enjoy catching up with us socially, pictures and some fun tidbits are added on no particular schedule to our Facebook Page.

If you purchased or received a Lots-O-Letters Word Game, all the details are here!

NOTES FROM THE FIELD

While looking to balance out the research for my word games to incorporate women from antiquity to the modern age, I have been fortunate to come across some stunning digital resources. Today's find: Epistolae: Medieval Women's Letters from Columbia University. The rabbit hole is deep, but there are many letter to read along the way. Most importantly, there are three letters from Eleanor of Aquitaine to the Pope which are exquisite (and potentially crafted by her secretary, but...)

Epistolae is a collection of letters to and from women dating from the 4th to the 13th century AD. These letters from the Middle Ages, written in Latin, are presented with English translations and are organized by the women participating. Biographical sketches of the women and descriptions of the subject matter or the historic context of the letter is included where available.

Dr. Joan Ferrante, Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, of Columbia University has collected and translated these letters mainly from printed sources. Professor Ferrante worked with the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning to develop this unique open online repository of the collection for teaching and research purposes.

— https://epistolae.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/

What We're Reading

The Owl & The Hourglass is unique in that all of our items are researched and sources cited, hoping to introduce our patrons to diverse works in all fields of interest. We could not attempt this without access to Denver Public Library, new and antiquarian bookstores, as well as digital libraries established around the globe. To make more details of the books and research available, I recently have begun posting details on Good Reads- Owl and the Hourglass Shelf.

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It's the first Sunday of the month, which means word nerds out there with a Lots-O-Letters word game have this month's newsletter "Essential Ingredients" with two new games to play as well as some research notes about the sources: Leonardo Da Vinci and Mark Kurlansky. .
I have several Lots-O-Letters games ready to ship! Visit my website and click on the Ready to Ship Catalogue for a list of what's in stock. Email me with your choice and I'll send an invoice. Games ship via USPS Priority mail within 24 hours of payment.
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Last day to order: December 15th

Ready to ship word game catalog available now on my website! Https://donnadiddit.com

It is the last day of my last show of 2018, 35th and Federal, @horseshoemarket All of my remaining stock is here, and will go online as a list, tomorrow by 5 pm MST #luckyfinds

@horseshoemarket Holiday Market , November 24th and 25th (this weekend!!), 10 am-5 pm, 36th and Federal at the Highlands Masinic Temple. Find me in the building, up the stairs and to the left in the north hall! This is my last market of 2018
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I'll be fully stocked with word games galore, but I will mention that many of the limited edition games are nearly sold out: Octavia Butler, Amelia Earhart, Terry Pratchett, Patti Smith. .
Just as some limited editions come to an end, we have new ones in the catalogue and on the shelf: Abraham ben Ezra ben Meir, Epikouros, Jane Austen, Jules Michelet, Florence Nightingale.
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Lots-O-Letters Word Game is my perpetual style word game, offering two word games in the box along with all the letter pieces to solve them, a lifetime subscription to a monthly newsletter containing 2 new games to play along with my research notes, and a library of previously published word games, now just over 72 games.
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And that's all the time this gal has for social media. Gotta go work!
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